now abc2 news at 11:00. tonight the truth behind the doping scandal that has shocked the country. hear from lance armstrong himself. weather on the southern edges of maryland tonight. but we'll have different weather by next week. you can get everything at those big box stores except for a marriage. not so fast. abc2 news at 11:00 starts now. this boy needs medical attention now. >> do you know about how old he is? >> i don't know, about 11:00, 12. >> chilling words from 911 call after a pit bull mauled a young boy in town. >> the results of the lawsuit are still being felt tonight. >> as lawmakers once again debate whether pit bulls are

inher eventually dangerously. >> lawmakers say they reached a compromise on a bill that would -- the father of the boy's attack that led to that said it's a compromise that's aimed at protecting dogs instead of people. >> under the terms of the new bill you would be liable if your dog bites someone but you would also be able to defend yourself in court if you believe the dog -- the victim provoked the dog. it has the support of leaders in the house, delegates and state senate. >> it's fair to victims, fair to landlords and fair to pet owners. >> but tony -- said it's not fair. his son was mauled so severely that doctors did not expect him to survive. but he did and the lawsuit against the owner and the

owner's landlord made it all the way to the maryland's court of appeal. the court ruled that pit bulls are inherently dangerously. tried to overturn that ruling and led to another lawsuit by pit bull owners who did not want to be evicted and also did not want to give up their dogs. charles edwards represents 3 of those owners. >> waswe wanted the liability for the pit bull to be abolished. >> and he says the new compromise bill does do that. his lawsuit would be dropped if it passes but tony seles ski believes that would put more kids like his son in danger. >> the idea that we're going to return for that, with dog owners it just undermines the whole philosophy of how are

victims getting retribution. >> makes this legislation an emergency bill, which means it will go into effect immediately. >> thanks, chris. we have some breaking news tonight that we want to update you on. 2 officers have been taken to shock trauma after a crash. we are told that a baltimore -- also in the car was also taken to shock trauma. the officers were hit head on. we are told the injuries appear to be nonlife threatening. we are going to bring you more on good morning maryland starting at 4:30. >> let's get a check on that weather out there. as we take a look at radar you can see where the wintery action is tonight on the shore from salisbury in the deep south part of the state but we are clear in the baltimore area. it's all been staying to our

south tonight. you can see our winter weather advisories -- there will be some showers as north as queen ann's county. where is the real action? down here toward richmond. they are getting heavy snow late tonight and even early morning. if your travel plans take you south of dc do keep that in mind. that wintery weather stays way south. talk about how your weekend develops coming up. we have nothing to hide. we have nothing the run from. >> that was his story and he was sticking to it until now. rumors have been flying all week. tonight we start to get lance armstrong's side of things. an sloes i have enter -- exclusive interview and the chance to start clearing his

name. the highlights tonight. >> after a decade of deaccepttion it's the moment -- deception, it's the moment many thought would never come. >> did you ever take banned substances or dope. >> yes. >> in an exclusive interview lance armstrong finally confessed to using banned substances to help him compete. >> my cocktail, so to speak was only epo. not a lot, trance fusions and testosterone. >> armstrong apologized. >> all the blame here falls on me. >> the cyclists best friend says armstrong attacked him for refusing to. >> i got e-mails, traitor. >> while armstrong's future is uncertain. >> i've never taken performance

enhancing drugs. >> still, lawyers are watching every part of this interview with part 2 airing friday because several lawsuits are in the works. >> i have used this situation as one big lie. >> this confession has also led to more embarrassment, olympic officials have now stripped armstrong of his bronze medal. >> that was part one tonight. part 2 is going to be tomorrow with oprah and of course we'll have reaction starting tomorrow at 4:30 on good morning maryland. knopnew tonight a man with down's syndrome died suddenly. said his son was -- saturday night. after watching zero dark 30 he wanted to watch it again. he refused to leave the theater. sheriff's deputies were called in. say he was resisting when he

had some type of a medical emergency. he died at the hospital. >> he has never had anybody put their hands on him before in his life. he would not have been doing anything threatening to anybody. >> robert was 26. his parents say that he had no preexisting conditions. right now they are waiting for autopsy results. what is going on in forest hill. somebody thinks this town is a big chalk board. graffiti has been found. we went over to ronnie's beverage warehouse and the owner said it happened about a year ago and now it happened again. it happened on -- he rents out for parties. >> we send that out to a lot of people. it sounds pretty bad if we send that out and it has graffiti on it. but as far as the dumpsters go, no one is going to see us. but when there's.

>> mickey tells us they have lost about $2000 in business because of this damage and he says they do have cameras so maybe this can help the sheriff's department. looks like john leopold will not be judged by a injury of his pierce. a judge will decide his fate. leopold left the courtroom tonight giving up a -- by a jury trial after the court questioning more than 300 jurors. is facing misconduct charges for allegedly using police resources while on duty. a controversial program run in select city schools may encourage teachers to not suspend students. the program run at only 13 schools awards bonuses to schools for lowering suspensions and improving test scores. one of the -- said it's better

to keep nonviolent behavior in school and punish them in other ways. >> truancy and -- are factors under this program. it's not just about suspensions. you want the students to want to be here. >> the president of the teacher's union said she's concerned about the program and students not being disciplined for bad behavior. the orioles made their first road trip of the year sort of up to aberdeen tonight. the speaker was -- jim johnson also made an appearance. this place was packed. darren daniels brought his son out to see buck. >> it came from out of nowhere. my family is -- since the 70s and we just had no idea that it would be so successful and we really think it was buck that

brought -- he. >> absolutely. we are still trying to confirm whether buck picked up the entire tab tonight because of that new contract. run from 11:00 to 6:00 at the convention center. current birds, former birds will be running around. kelly. >> well, the pes president said the 2nd inaugural eventually be scaled down but it still takes a lot to get ready for an event like this. it's about half as many as last time. if you are heading to -- metro is selling special one day passes. if you won't be on the mall, abc2 will be your complete home for inaugural coverage. we have a team of reporters covering the parade, oath of office and the festivities that come afterward. and speaking of some of those festivities i'm going to be

covering the inaugural ball but i need your help. which gown should i wear? there's a pretty a line royal blue dress and a one shoulder navy gown. vote on our facebook page. i didn't know you were a twin. toyota has settled the first of hundreds of wrongful death lawsuits. a camera slammed into -- but last month toyota agreed to a billion dollar settlement to take care of hundreds of other lawsuits. we're learning about a way to release hostages in algeria. some are still being held or unaccounted for. special forces stormed the plant to free hostages from at least 10 countries and again it's not clear how many people were killed in that raid. coming up in one short

minute. buy your mortgage where you buy your milk. plus the secret to get detroit to do something to help cancer survivors and how you can get involved. most of central maryland today, nothing. but in the southern part of the state, winter weather there. if you can't get the flu shot because of a certain allergy, next year could be different. find out why.

the new york post followed up and found 4 out of 7 five dollar foot longs in new york city fell short of the 12 inches. subsubway says skep answeries -- discrepancies happen like that. the race for the cure, tonight they are thinking pink and so is the bride in this

picture. she watched her mother battle breast cancer and saw her struggle to find a suitable bra. so she worked with -- to make a bra. the government has approved a new flu vaccine. say it's safe for people allergic to flu vaccines. previous vaccines were made in eggs. however, this new kind of vaccine isn't expected to be widely available until sometime next flu season. if you haven't gotten your flu season yet and you live in hereford county you have a chance to get it free this weekend. all you have to do is head to abc2 news.com/flu. in tonight's consumer

alert, now on sale in iowa, you have eggs, you have milk, you have bread and how about this, you have got a mortgage. >> today's consumer feeling more comfortable shopping for financial products outside a traditional bank, seems like a growing number of retailers is stepping up their game. >> on what's in store for you the next time you go shopping. >> first time homeowner is always looking for ways to save down. >> we were seeing historically low interest rates and we had heard that refinance was a great option. >> so she headed to costco. >> we were really surprised. >> think of it as the next generation of one stop shopping, including costco, wal- mart and home depot are going beyond the credit card offering a bunch of deals. >> mortgages, home equity

loans. >> even home and auto insurance depending on the store. says with nearly 10 million u.s. households without bank accounts these retail services may offer a sense of comfort. >> consumers are drawn to the simplicity of products. >> at sam's club devoted to customers who do not qualify for traditional. >> the average loan size is around $11,000 so that's putting $11 million. >> over at home depot, personal project loans are offered up to $40,000. >> people that need a new roof, a new bathroom. the project loan offers them the opportunity to.

>> no matter which store you choose you have to remember this. >> they are targeting customers who are looking to complete transactions very quickly and i think that puts the own us on consumers. >> read all the terms and conditions very carefully and don't forget to compare things like premiums, interest rates, closing costs and general fees. >> it's important for customers to look at their own. >> for lilly, it was a numbers game. not only is she saving 10% a year on home insurance. >> the difference in our mortgage has been about $200 a month so that's a big difference. >> says it's important to realize that retailers are patterning with -- partnering with financial institutions to do these deals. so you will still be putting up your house as collateral.

and now, maryland's most accurate forecast. just like the ravens this weekend. take a look at the south and east this weekend. we had inside the state of maryland, it's coming down here along the lower eastern shore. but in particular, here in virginia, richmond ended up being where the core of the snow was going. skirting a little further south than anticipated. looking close to home here, princess ann, salisbury and ocean city, also extending all the way down to the southern end of the state and also just a little bit of wintery shower action toward sullivan's island. where was the big action today winter weather wise? out of roanoke virginia coming

down, a winter wonder land down there. maryland skier? plenty of fresh powder on the slopes. but close to home, it's dry. no sledding to be had. humidity is moderate and winter advisory just about done but what we have left for the south western corner, dorchester county down toward princess ann, just a few blue shaded areas in our area and a winter weather advisory on the edge of that. temperature wise, not really cold enough to support anything sticking and as we look farther south and east we do see this line. that's going to be moving out through the overnight hours and that dryer air would help to prevent that storm from moving further north in the situation.

as we look at the overall set up we're going to have a cool day tomorrow but we're going to warm things up into 50 tomorrow. so a bitter blast is on the way. by the way, it will arrive in time for that raven's game up in new england. we are looking at 36, falling temps. the sunshine comes back out tomorrow. here's a look at your 7 day forecast. the set up here is partly cloudy with sunshine through the weekend, then the big blast of cold air arrives next week. it will be bone chilling so enjoy. checking in with lauren cook, she's got possible traffic problems with that morning commute coming up. , i'm lauren coax with your traffic report. if you are traveling this weekend, be aware of road construction right near -- philadelphia road, it will be

shut down at hospital drive friday through monday. you will want to stick with route 40 instead. i will be tracking your commute tomorrow beginning at 4:30.

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the crash happened near m and t bank stadium. we're going to bring you more online and also our good morning maryland starting at 4:30. what do you have to say, cold? >> cold is coming tomorrow but the big blast next week. so it's going to quiet down into the weekend. if your travels take you toward ocean city realize there's going to be some winter weather near the 5013 enter pass. the big action down toward richmond right now. here's a look at tomorrow. how about some sun fighting its way back through the clouds? yeah, we'll do that. we will take the sun at this point. it looks like that's going to be the story through the weekend. winter weather arriving sunday night. so you see what happens there. we don't go above freezing for tuesday and wednesday. it will be windy for that ravens game in foxborough.

two houses on fire. later on good morning maryland.